Redniss & Mead

What Redniss & Mead does

Redniss & Mead, Inc. is a privately held land-use consulting firm founded in 1957 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm delivers four integrated core services — land surveying, civil engineering, planning and zoning, and permitting — to property owners, real estate developers, healthcare systems, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations across Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut and Westchester County in New York. The service offering is delivered either as discrete engagements or as a fully integrated in-house solution spanning concept, approvals, and construction, with deep expertise in navigating local planning, health department, and environmental regulations.

Operationally, the firm runs a four-office network (Stamford headquarters, Wilton, Greenwich, Westport) and operates a wholly owned surveying subsidiary, Ryan and Faulds (acquired May 2015), which extends its reach across three counties. Its technology stack is built on industry-standard civil engineering and surveying software including AutoCAD, StormCAD, PondPack, SewerCAD, and Land Development Desktop; there is no proprietary software, AI/ML capability, or API product. Revenue is generated entirely through project-based professional services consulting, with pricing handled via direct contact and a 'Request a Survey' form rather than published rates. Notable enterprise clients include Building & Land Technology, Belpointe Capital, F.D. Rich, Yale New Haven Health, Stamford Health, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich Academy, Brunswick School, and Charter Oak Communities. The firm is led by a principal group including Craig J. Flaherty (President), Brian P. McMahon (VP, Director of Engineering), Lawrence W. Posson (Director of Surveying), and Richard W. Redniss (Principal Planner), supported by a multi-disciplinary staff averaging over 20 years of tenure.

Name

Redniss & Mead

Legal name

Redniss & Mead, Inc.

Website

https://rednissmead.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering & Land Surveying Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Grading, Drainage & Site Preparation (HSAIABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architecture, Planning & Surveying (AIA, Planning, Land Surveyor CE) (EDAAALAG), ROW Reforestation, Revegetation & Erosion Control (Environmental Mitigation) (EUADAOAJ)

Keywords

• Land surveying services
• Civil engineering consulting
• Planning and zoning
• Permit acquisition services
• Site development design

Headquarters

HQ city

Stamford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Consulting: Billing for land surveying, civil engineering, planning & zoning consulting, and permitting services on a project basis. Services can be rendered separately or together, integrated with client teams or delivered as complete in-house solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Redniss & Mead delivers land surveying, civil engineering, planning and zoning, and permitting services to property owners, developers, architects, institutions, and non-profit organizations in Connecticut and New York. The firm offers these services individually or as an integrated in-house solution covering site design, drainage, utilities, entitlement, and permit acquisition, and operates the Ryan and Faulds surveying brand from Wilton to extend its regional coverage.

Product overview

Redniss & Mead is a land use consulting firm offering an integrated suite of four core services: Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, Planning & Zoning, and Permitting. These services are offered both separately and in combination, allowing the firm to either integrate with a client's existing team or deliver complete solutions in-house. The firm operates Ryan and Faulds as an acquired surveying brand, extending geographic coverage across Fairfield, New Haven, and Westchester counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Surveying
• Civil Engineering Site civil engineering design including grading, drainage, utilities, roads, parking, septic systems, stormwater management, and sediment and erosion controls for site development projects for developers, institutions, and property owners.
• Planning & Zoning Comprehensive land use planning services including zoning text amendments, zone changes, site plan approvals, master plan changes, and regulatory process navigation for developers, institutions, and property owners.
• Permitting Permit acquisition services covering planning and zoning, health department, and environmental regulations to facilitate project approvals for homeowners, developers, and institutions.
• Ryan and Faulds Surveying Services Land surveying services offered under the acquired Ryan and Faulds brand from the Wilton office, serving Fairfield, New Haven, and Westchester counties as part of the Redniss & Mead family.

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ryan and FauldscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2015Redniss & Mead acquired the land surveying firm of Ryan and Faulds in May 2015. Douglas R. Faulds, PLS and his team continue to operate from the Wilton office under the name 'Ryan and Faulds, A Redniss & Mead Company.' The acquisition expanded Redniss & Mead's geographic market reach and surveying department capacity, enabling combined firms to serve all of Fairfield, New Haven and Westchester counties. Ryan and Faulds was founded in 1961.
• 41 North Land Use AdvisorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated entity listed under the 'About Us' navigation. 41 North Land Use Advisors appears to be a separate but affiliated land use consulting company operating under the same organizational umbrella.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Large national consulting firm with a major land development practice covering civil engineering, planning, and environmental services. Overlaps with Redniss & Mead on developer-driven site/civil work and represents a larger, well-capitalized competitor entering the Northeast.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with substantial land development, surveying, and planning practices. Represents a broad incumbent whose Northeast growth could draw clients and talent away from regional firms like Redniss & Mead.

Direct peers

• BL Companies: Connecticut-headquartered architecture, engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm serving real estate, institutional, and public-sector clients across the Northeast. Highly comparable given overlapping service mix, regional presence, and similar client profile (developers, schools, municipalities).
• Langan Engineering & Environmental Services: Site/civil engineering, geotechnical, and surveying consulting firm serving real estate developers and institutional clients across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Highly comparable in service mix and developer/institutional client base, though larger and broader in scope.
• Tighe & Bond: Engineering and environmental consulting firm headquartered in Massachusetts with Connecticut offices, providing civil/site, water resources, and planning services. Comparable as a Northeast regional multi-discipline firm serving property owners and institutions.
• GM2 Associates: Connecticut-based civil engineering, structural engineering, and land surveying firm serving private developers, institutions, and municipalities in the same geographies as Redniss & Mead. Closest head-to-head peer in terms of size, geography, and service offering.
• VHB (Vanasse Hangen Brustlin): Northeast-headquartered engineering, planning, surveying, and environmental consulting firm with strong Connecticut and New York presence. Directly comparable as a multi-discipline land use and infrastructure consultancy serving developers, institutions, and municipalities.
• Bohler Engineering: Site/civil engineering and surveying firm focused exclusively on land development with offices across the U.S. Northeast. Directly comparable as a property-owner- and developer-facing civil/survey firm performing site design, grading, drainage, and permitting work.

Others

• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consulting firm with adjacent capabilities in site assessment, civil engineering, and land use planning. Comparable only at the margin; primarily an adjacent/thematic peer rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Pennoni Associates: Mid-Atlantic/regional engineering and consulting firm with capabilities in civil/site engineering, surveying, and planning. Comparable as a regional multi-discipline firm competing for similar developer and institutional work, though serving somewhat different geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rednissmead
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redniss-mead

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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